The Veteran's claims for service connection and secondary service connection were denied across multiple conditions, including acquired psychiatric disorders, thyroidectomy residuals, kidney stones, neck disorder, muscle disorder, digestive disorder, left ankle disorder, and left foot disorder. The appeals are based on direct service connection.
The deciding factor: Service records did not show the Veteran meeting criteria for PTSD or a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. His current diagnoses were not shown to be related to his in-service psychoneurotic disorder. Thyroid cancer was first diagnosed years after separation and is not linked to any service-connected condition. Kidney stones, neck disorder, muscle disorder, digestive disorder, left ankle disorder, and left foot disorder are also not shown to have been caused by any in-service event or related to a service-connected disease or injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, Thyroidectomy Residuals, Kidney Stones, Neck Disorder, Muscle Disorder, Digestive Disorder, Left Ankle Disorder, Left Foot Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1444456
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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